VPS Healthcare said on Monday that it will provide job training to youths in the United Arab Emirates and surrounding region as part of a new initiative launched at last week's World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, held in Jordan. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where most of the population is under 25 years old, has the highest regional youth unemployment rate in the world, VPS said. Read More »

A recent announcement states that Crescent Enterprises, a conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has chosen to lengthen its partnership with Cheri Blair Foundation for Women as the two organizations seek to improve female entrepreneurship within the Middle East. Read More »

Etihad Airways announced the launch of A380 routes to Sydney this week. This marks a new chapter for the airline’s Sydney-Abu Dhabi and Sydney-London luxury-travel routes. The new A380 aircraft offers the Residence by EtihadTM, which is the company’s luxury private three-room suite. This is a first for the commercial aviation industry. The other cabins also have similar groundbreaking innovations. Read More »

More than 200 companies joined TECOM Investments' Media Cluster last year, Media Cluster said last week. The cluster includes Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City and International Media Production Zone. Deloitte’s recently released TMT Predictions for 2015 forecast major growth opportunities for content creators across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. Read More »

The French Business Council's (FBC) Healthcare Committee visited the laboratory facilities of the Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), a member of TECOM Investments, last week. During the visit, committee members shared experiences and discussed recent innovations and challenges in the life sciences sector with DuBiotech business partners. Read More »

The 20th anniversary edition of Beautyworld Middle East, a three-day event showcasing the region's beauty industry, took place Tuesday through Thursday in Dubai. “Beautyworld Middle East has, over the last 20 years, carved out a reputation as being the most celebrated and influential beauty and wellness trade fair in a region that is now the world’s fastest-growing beauty market,” Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, organizer of Beautyworld Middle East, said. Read More »

Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, is surging forward with a fourth straight year of increased profits. Read More »

RAK Hospital, a leading healthcare facility based in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently received the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum award, testifying to the facility’s outstanding quality of care and excellent business performance in the healthcare industry. Read More »

Representatives from the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) recently said the group plans to revisit a partnership with the UAE Ministry of Interior (MOI) to back Arab filmmakers attempting to make movies that focus on societal issues, and to take those movies to the broadest audiences possible with the help of MOI funding. Read More »

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) will host an extraordinary general shareholders meeting (EGM) on June 21 to cast a vote on a plan to raise capital through a rights issue of stock to support the bank's growth. There also will be a vote on a proposal to expand a bank program that issues sharia-compliant tier 1 capital instruments. Read More »

A recent meeting was held between the Dubai Green Economy Partnership (Dubai GEP) and Cleantech San Diego in California to discuss how to encourage the cleaning industry to adopt green products, technologies and services around the world. This blossoming partnership also aims to facilitate the trade and investment involved in novel green technologies, both regionally and internationally. Read More »

Masharie LLC, a private equity branch of Dubai Investments PJSC, recently divested 51 percent of its stake in Techno Rubber Company (TRC) as well as the International Rubber Company (IRC). Read More »

Experts from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the University of Manchester, and the Defense Services Marketing Council (DSMC) recently announced that they held a successful event for professionals in the aerospace and defense industry, where they discussed their cutting-edge research for new materials and accelerated innovations for their industries. Read More »

ExtraSpace, a 23,000-square-foot, fully air-conditioned self-storage facility, recently opened in Al Quoz, Dubai, with 268 storage units available. To celebrate the opening of the facility, the company is offering discounts of up to 50 percent off storage rates. Read More »

Emaar Misr for Development SAE, an Egyptian subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, said last week that it plans to launch an initial public offering and apply for admission of Emaar Misr’s ordinary shares for listing and trading on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Read More »

Canon Middle East, a provider of imaging solutions, recently announced that it has extended its office print portfolio by adding four compact and feature rich A4 color multifunctional devices (MFDs). Read More »

Despite its being one of the most potentially lucrative locations to set up a business, a recent report shows overseas investors and entrepreneurs are still leery about launching in the United Arab Emirates. Read More »

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a research-driven, independent, graduate-level university that specializes in advanced energy and sustainable technologies, recently unveiled a novel prototype for testing aerospace structures. Read More »

Franco-American Alliance for Islamic Finance (FAAIF) Chief Executive Officer Camille Paldi recently participated in the Islamic Funds event in Manama, Bahrain. Read More »

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. has recently signed a definitive agreement to sell 100 percent of the company’s StandardAero to a Veritas Capital affiliate. Read More »